Kinetic analysis and modeling of firefly luciferase as a quantitative reporter gene in live mammalian cells

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 827-834

  Ignowski, Jolene M ^a   Schaffer, David V ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Firefly; Kinetic; Luciferase; Model; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; LUMINESCENCE; REACTION KINETICS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

GENE DELIVERY; GENE EXPRESSION;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LYSATE; CELL VIABILITY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUMINESCENCE; MAMMAL CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FIREFLIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; KINETICS; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 2942525412     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20059     Document Type: Article

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